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Office of Distance Learning
Montgomery College
Innovations


Introduction:
The Office of Distance Learning (ODL) has developed a system for accommodating requests for distance learning tools and those that relate to distance learning. The system is now in use and is comprised of the following:

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Application (request) to review or obtain new technology for use in distance learning classes; http://www.montgomerycollege.edu/distance/handbook/techtoolrequest.html

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Grid that lists tools currently under review or which will soon undergo review; (See Table 1)


Goals:
The Office of Distance Learning (ODL) will identify and communicate information on instructional technology for distance education at Montgomery College.
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Table 1 below will be updated once a month; It will be available at http://www.montgomerycollege.edu/distance/handbook/index.html

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Additions and comments regarding the table can be made on the “Tech Tool Request” form http://www.montgomerycollege.edu/distance/handbook/techtoolrequest.html

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Faculty, chairs, and deans can fill in the interactive form on the DL Internal site for any of the following reasons:

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Site visit
Vendor demonstration
Online information
Research, including white papers
Technology forum (online or in-person);
Examples of use

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Form will go to a DL staff member

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ODL will follow up with the requestor for methods and timing of follow up to request

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Requestor will be apprised of the outcome of request

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“Status” column in Table 1 will be updated whether technology will be adopted so that other prospective parties can see the steps taken.


Table 1 - List of (some) Products Available to Support Distance Learning at Montgomery College


Product Status/Availability Description
Impatica Renewed by ODL for period 1/01/08 through 12/31/08. Condenses and translates MS-Powerpoint for the Web.
http://www.impatica.com.
Available for download inside MC Infonet in MyMC. Also available through Zenworks installation.
Course Genie Installed on DMS faculty computers; various ODL installations. Creates HTML files from MS-Word, from the simple to the complex; on-campus use only.
http://www.wimba.com/products/coursegenie/
Videoconferencing Purchased, installed and tested. Not available yet for academic use. New standards-based system; housed in at least one room on each campus.
Streaming Media –

   Annenberg:
   http://learner.org

   Intelecom:
   http://Intelecomonline.net

   Dallas Telelearning:
   http://dallas.dcccd.edu/

   CoastLine:
   http://www.coastlearning.org/
No official status. Faculty can visit these Web sites and look for video content they might find useful in their courses. Audio/video content that can be provided entirely as a supplement to lectures, partially as reinforcement on various topics, and/or visual/auditory stimulus to those students whose dominant learning styles benefit from this form of content dissemination.
Planet WebCT current Tutorials for WebCT
Respondus current Testing system – used inside WebCT; Available for download inside MC Infonet in MyMC.
Smarthinking Previously considered, not adopted Online tutoring provided by external tutors. Highly recognized company that offers tutoring in most disciplines.
Elluminate Purchased. Site license for 50 concurrent users. A real-time virtual classroom environment designed for distance education and collaboration in academic institutions. Academic Edition can extend the physical boundaries of your traditional classroom or it can add live discussion and dynamic interaction to your asynchronous distance learning.
http://www.elluminate.com/products.jsp
Merlot No need to purchase – faculty can use many of these resources for free. There is a partnership option which does cost money and which provides more benefits to faculty and MC (see the Web site). Multimedia educational resources (learning objects) for online teaching and learning.
WebCT Powerlink partner.
http://www.merlot.org
Membership is free and offers the following benefits:

As a Member you can:
  • Contribute learning materials
  • Create a personal collection
  • Develop a personal profile
  • Share your online expertise
  • Receive peer recognition

Disclaimer: Listings of products and services on this system is for informational purposes only. It does not constitute an agreement to purchase and support the products or services by any agency of Montgomery College.

 
Contact us at Office of Distance Learning 240-567-6000 or dl@montgomerycollege.edu
      Updated 7/1/08